ABL: Alab Pilipinas handed 28-point loss by Kuala Lumpur

By Jonas Terrado

Game Sunday
(Sta. Rosa, Laguna)
7:30 p.m. — Alab Pilipinas vs Saigon

San Miguel Alab Pilipinas was handed a 91-63 beating by the Kuala Lumpur Dragons on Tuesday in the ASEAN Basketball League at the MABA Stadium in Malaysia.

Alab encountered a bad start while having no answers for Malaysia import Will Artino to suffer the second worst loss of its rollercoaster campaign in the regional league.

Coach Jimmy Alapag’s squad was denied of a third straight win to fall in third place at 8-5, trailing Thailand’s Mono Vampire (10-4) and the Taipei Fubon Braves (9-5).

The Philippine side dropped to 4-4 since winning four of its first five games.

Contributing to the loss was the 17 turnovers committed and a 35-percent shooting clip by Alab.

Import Nick King scored 13 points but shot 6-of-19 from the field while Fil-American point guard Jason Brickman was held to just two points and six assists by his former team.

Artino led the way for Kuala Lumpur with 24 points, seven rebounds, three assists and three blocks while Tian Yuan Kwek added 16 points and seven boards.

Alab shot 6-of-17 and had five turnovers in the first quarter, allowing Malaysia to take a 24-14 advantage.

The scores:

KUALA LUMPUR 91 — Artino 24, Kuek 16, Davis 14, Bell 14, Lepichev 12, Ting 5, Chin 3, Sim 3, Wong 0, Tem 0.

ALAB PILIPINAS 63 — King 13, Williams 11, Deguara 10, Domingo 8, Caracut 7, Heading 5, Gray 4, Ganuelas-Rosser 3, Brickman 2, Vigil 0, Rangel 0, Aban 0.

Quarters: 24-14; 43-31; 67-45; 91-63.

Source: Manila Bulletin